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| Campaign live: Deputies disciplined for 'failure to act' after Trump rally punch | Campaign live: Deputies disciplined for 'failure to act' after Trump rally punch |
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| Half of US women have 'very unfavorable' view of Trump | |
| Half of US women say they have a “very unfavorable” view of Donald Trump, according to Reuters/Ipsos polling, up from the 40% who felt that way in October. The survey was taken from March 1-15, and included 5,400 respondents. Reuters expands: | |
| The rise in anti-Trump sentiment among women could pose a problem for the New York billionaire in his quest for the White House. Women form just over half of the U.S. population, and they have turned out at higher rates than men in every election since 1996, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | |
| A big general election challenge for Trump – especially, perhaps, if he’s running against Hillary Clinton. Read the full piece here. | |
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| Here’s a piece to go with the video we posted earlier, with expert advice on how to cope with Trump anxiety. | Here’s a piece to go with the video we posted earlier, with expert advice on how to cope with Trump anxiety. |
| A Muslim-American, a woman, an African-American, a journalist and a Mexican-American describe what about Trump concerns them: | A Muslim-American, a woman, an African-American, a journalist and a Mexican-American describe what about Trump concerns them: |
| Here's why I'm terrified of Donald Trump https://t.co/kVrjl9DqR9 ... A laundry list of fear complements of The Guardian | Here's why I'm terrified of Donald Trump https://t.co/kVrjl9DqR9 ... A laundry list of fear complements of The Guardian |
| Related: Here's why I'm terrified of Donald Trump | Related: Here's why I'm terrified of Donald Trump |
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| Kerry: 'Daesh is responsible for genocide' | Kerry: 'Daesh is responsible for genocide' |
| Amanda Holpuch | Amanda Holpuch |
| US secretary of state John Kerry on Thursday declared that acts committed by Islamic State against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria are genocide, reports the Guardian’s Amanda Holpuch: | US secretary of state John Kerry on Thursday declared that acts committed by Islamic State against Christians and other minorities in Iraq and Syria are genocide, reports the Guardian’s Amanda Holpuch: |
| Kerry did not say how such a declaration would affect US involvement in areas controlled by Isis. | Kerry did not say how such a declaration would affect US involvement in areas controlled by Isis. |
| “My purpose in appearing before you today is to assert that in my judgment, Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in areas under its control including Yazidis, Christians and Shia Muslims,” Kerry said, using an Arabic acronym for the extremist group. “Daesh is genocidal by self-proclamation, by ideology and by actions, in what it says, in what believes and in what it does.” | “My purpose in appearing before you today is to assert that in my judgment, Daesh is responsible for genocide against groups in areas under its control including Yazidis, Christians and Shia Muslims,” Kerry said, using an Arabic acronym for the extremist group. “Daesh is genocidal by self-proclamation, by ideology and by actions, in what it says, in what believes and in what it does.” |
| Related: John Kerry: Isis is committing genocide in Syria and Iraq | Related: John Kerry: Isis is committing genocide in Syria and Iraq |
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| John Kasich announces the endorsement of Michael Leavitt, former governor of Utah, which will award 40 Republican delegates in voting next Tuesday. | John Kasich announces the endorsement of Michael Leavitt, former governor of Utah, which will award 40 Republican delegates in voting next Tuesday. |
| MAJOR UTAH ENDORSEMENT: Utah's fmr. 3-term @GovMikeLeavitt is backing John Kasich for president. pic.twitter.com/yN7iS1k8GB | MAJOR UTAH ENDORSEMENT: Utah's fmr. 3-term @GovMikeLeavitt is backing John Kasich for president. pic.twitter.com/yN7iS1k8GB |
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| Anybody miss Ted Cruz on Megyn Kelly last night? Just in case, let’s review: Cruz told Kelly that Donald Trump finds her “a very very terrifying person” and accused Trump of being “scared to debate.” | Anybody miss Ted Cruz on Megyn Kelly last night? Just in case, let’s review: Cruz told Kelly that Donald Trump finds her “a very very terrifying person” and accused Trump of being “scared to debate.” |
| The Republicans scheduled a debate for Monday in Salt Lake City but then Trump said he wasn’t going and Kasich followed suit, and the debate was canceled. | The Republicans scheduled a debate for Monday in Salt Lake City but then Trump said he wasn’t going and Kasich followed suit, and the debate was canceled. |
| “The race has shifted to a terrain that is not favorable for him,” Cruz says. “The closer we get to a one-on-one battle, the worse Donald Trump does.” | “The race has shifted to a terrain that is not favorable for him,” Cruz says. “The closer we get to a one-on-one battle, the worse Donald Trump does.” |
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| Rubio returns to day job | Rubio returns to day job |
| Marco Rubio returns to his senate office, to warm welcome from staff. The moment was captured by his comms team: | Marco Rubio returns to his senate office, to warm welcome from staff. The moment was captured by his comms team: |
| A few minutes ago, @marcorubio U.S. Senate staff welcomed him back to the office: pic.twitter.com/neRSJ1ANMD | A few minutes ago, @marcorubio U.S. Senate staff welcomed him back to the office: pic.twitter.com/neRSJ1ANMD |
| Rubio got back to it after only two days. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie withdrew from the race more than a month ago and he still hasn’t gone back to work! (That isn’t strictly true. He has been campaigning for Trump a lot and that has kept him away from his home state. We kid because we love. Without the love part.) | Rubio got back to it after only two days. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie withdrew from the race more than a month ago and he still hasn’t gone back to work! (That isn’t strictly true. He has been campaigning for Trump a lot and that has kept him away from his home state. We kid because we love. Without the love part.) |
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| Haley 'praying' for Cruz victory | Haley 'praying' for Cruz victory |
| South Carolina governor and Donald Trump critic Nikki Haley told the local Post and Courier that she was not prepared to make a new endorsement after her favored presidential candidate, senator Marco Rubio, dropped out of the race Tuesday. | South Carolina governor and Donald Trump critic Nikki Haley told the local Post and Courier that she was not prepared to make a new endorsement after her favored presidential candidate, senator Marco Rubio, dropped out of the race Tuesday. |
| But she is praying for Ted Cruz, Haley said. | But she is praying for Ted Cruz, Haley said. |
| “As of now, I strongly believe I will support the Republican nominee,” Haley said. “The only thing I can say now is my hope and my prayer is that senator Cruz can come through this. | “As of now, I strongly believe I will support the Republican nominee,” Haley said. “The only thing I can say now is my hope and my prayer is that senator Cruz can come through this. |
| “That’s who privately I’m fighting for. I do see a path for him, because I think he’s been solid and strong the entire way. I think that he’s been disciplined in the way that he’s done it.” | “That’s who privately I’m fighting for. I do see a path for him, because I think he’s been solid and strong the entire way. I think that he’s been disciplined in the way that he’s done it.” |
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| Deputies disciplined for 'failure to act' at Trump rally where protester sucker-punched | Deputies disciplined for 'failure to act' at Trump rally where protester sucker-punched |
| Three North Carolina sheriff’s deputies have been demoted and two suspended without pay for “unsatisfactory performance” at a 9 March Donald Trump rally at which a protester was sucker punched – leading deputies to pounce on the protester, ignoring his assailant. | Three North Carolina sheriff’s deputies have been demoted and two suspended without pay for “unsatisfactory performance” at a 9 March Donald Trump rally at which a protester was sucker punched – leading deputies to pounce on the protester, ignoring his assailant. |
| The disciplinary measures were announced on the Facebook page of Cumberland County sheriff Earl “Moose” Butler. | The disciplinary measures were announced on the Facebook page of Cumberland County sheriff Earl “Moose” Butler. |
| “We have disciplined five deputies following a professional standards investigation arising from the events at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville,” the statement said. | “We have disciplined five deputies following a professional standards investigation arising from the events at the Crown Coliseum in Fayetteville,” the statement said. |
| “Three deputies were demoted in rank, and they were suspended for a period of five days each without pay for unsatisfactory performance and failing to discharge the duties and policies of the Office of Sheriff. | “Three deputies were demoted in rank, and they were suspended for a period of five days each without pay for unsatisfactory performance and failing to discharge the duties and policies of the Office of Sheriff. |
| “Two other deputies were suspended for a period of three days without pay for unsatisfactory performance and the failure to discharge their duties.” | “Two other deputies were suspended for a period of three days without pay for unsatisfactory performance and the failure to discharge their duties.” |
| Here’s video of the incident: | Here’s video of the incident: |
| The assailant, John McGraw, was later charged with assault and battery. In an interview at the rally he warned that the protester, Rakeem Jones, might be an Isis member and “the next time we see him, we might have to kill him.” | The assailant, John McGraw, was later charged with assault and battery. In an interview at the rally he warned that the protester, Rakeem Jones, might be an Isis member and “the next time we see him, we might have to kill him.” |
| Jones is not an Isis member. He told local media that he was “satisfied” with the disciplining of the deputies but that his life had changed. | Jones is not an Isis member. He told local media that he was “satisfied” with the disciplining of the deputies but that his life had changed. |
| “When I was threatened on national TV, this man was saying, ‘we are going to have to kill him’,” Jones told TWCNews. “Though I’m satisfied with the discipline of the sheriffs, I would like to know who is ‘we’”. | “When I was threatened on national TV, this man was saying, ‘we are going to have to kill him’,” Jones told TWCNews. “Though I’m satisfied with the discipline of the sheriffs, I would like to know who is ‘we’”. |
| The five disciplined deputies were placed on probationary status for a year, the sheriff’s statement said. | The five disciplined deputies were placed on probationary status for a year, the sheriff’s statement said. |
| “The actions of the deputies and their failures to act in situations such as that which occurred during the Trump rally at the Crown Coliseum have never been and will not ever be tolerated under the policies of this office,” the statement said. | “The actions of the deputies and their failures to act in situations such as that which occurred during the Trump rally at the Crown Coliseum have never been and will not ever be tolerated under the policies of this office,” the statement said. |
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| Carson, Rubio, Trump warn of brokered convention dangers | Carson, Rubio, Trump warn of brokered convention dangers |
| Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson told CNN last night that there would be “a lot of turmoil” if Donald Trump was nudged aside by the Republican party in a brokered convention, should Trump’s lead in the nominating race remain strong. | Retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson told CNN last night that there would be “a lot of turmoil” if Donald Trump was nudged aside by the Republican party in a brokered convention, should Trump’s lead in the nominating race remain strong. |
| “There’s no question that there would be a lot of turmoil if the establishment tries to thwart the will of the people, recognizing that millions of new voters have come into the Republican fold, largely as a result of Donald Trump,” Carson said. | “There’s no question that there would be a lot of turmoil if the establishment tries to thwart the will of the people, recognizing that millions of new voters have come into the Republican fold, largely as a result of Donald Trump,” Carson said. |
| Carson’s remarks were prompted by a warning by Trump Tuesday that if he holds a big lead going into the convention but not a full majority of delegates, and the party nominated someone else, “I think you’d have riots.” | Carson’s remarks were prompted by a warning by Trump Tuesday that if he holds a big lead going into the convention but not a full majority of delegates, and the party nominated someone else, “I think you’d have riots.” |
| Rubio also warned of potential chaos from a brokered convention, in a conference call late Wednesday with supporters. | Rubio also warned of potential chaos from a brokered convention, in a conference call late Wednesday with supporters. |
| “Winning a general election with a nominee that a significant percentage of the base thinks stole it, even though you did it through the rules of the RNC, would be pretty much fatal for the party,” Rubio said. | “Winning a general election with a nominee that a significant percentage of the base thinks stole it, even though you did it through the rules of the RNC, would be pretty much fatal for the party,” Rubio said. |
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| Rubio: Cruz 'only conservative left in the race' | Rubio: Cruz 'only conservative left in the race' |
| Former presidential candidate Marco Rubio has told Minnesota supporters on a conference call that he thinks fellow senator Ted Cruz is the “the only conservative left in the race,” the Twin Cities Pioneer Press reports. | Former presidential candidate Marco Rubio has told Minnesota supporters on a conference call that he thinks fellow senator Ted Cruz is the “the only conservative left in the race,” the Twin Cities Pioneer Press reports. |
| Rubio did not endorse Cruz on the call. He did warn of the dangers of potentially elevating a trailing candidate to nominee in a brokered convention. | Rubio did not endorse Cruz on the call. He did warn of the dangers of potentially elevating a trailing candidate to nominee in a brokered convention. |
| Rubio’s comments followed an assessment late Wednesday by Ben Carson, also a former candidate, that “turmoil” would attend a contested convention. | Rubio’s comments followed an assessment late Wednesday by Ben Carson, also a former candidate, that “turmoil” would attend a contested convention. |
| “Winning a general election with a nominee that a significant percentage of the base thinks stole it, even though you did it through the rules of the RNC, would be pretty much fatal for the party,” Rubio said. | “Winning a general election with a nominee that a significant percentage of the base thinks stole it, even though you did it through the rules of the RNC, would be pretty much fatal for the party,” Rubio said. |
| “This election was entirely driven by national media coverage, in many ways,” he said. “When the media narrative goes negative on you, and all the news is bad, it kind of knocks us off.” | “This election was entirely driven by national media coverage, in many ways,” he said. “When the media narrative goes negative on you, and all the news is bad, it kind of knocks us off.” |
| Read the full piece here. | Read the full piece here. |
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| Video – How to cope with anxiety caused by Donald Trump: experts lend advice | Video – How to cope with anxiety caused by Donald Trump: experts lend advice |
| Related: How to cope with anxiety caused by Donald Trump: experts lend advice | Related: How to cope with anxiety caused by Donald Trump: experts lend advice |
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| Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. It’s an active morning of foreign policy headlines with the sentencing in North Korea of an American student to 15 years of hard labor for trying to swipe a hotel poster ... and secretary of state John Kerry expected to announce this morning the administration’s finding that Islamic State fighters have committed genocide against Christians, Yazidis and Shia Muslims in Iraq and Syria. | Hello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. It’s an active morning of foreign policy headlines with the sentencing in North Korea of an American student to 15 years of hard labor for trying to swipe a hotel poster ... and secretary of state John Kerry expected to announce this morning the administration’s finding that Islamic State fighters have committed genocide against Christians, Yazidis and Shia Muslims in Iraq and Syria. |
| A genocide against Christians may be a topic the presidential candidates feel inclined to weigh in on. Meanwhile the Hillary Clinton camp continued its slow starboard turn away from Democratic rival Bernie Sanders to take on anticipated – or current – rival Donald Trump: | A genocide against Christians may be a topic the presidential candidates feel inclined to weigh in on. Meanwhile the Hillary Clinton camp continued its slow starboard turn away from Democratic rival Bernie Sanders to take on anticipated – or current – rival Donald Trump: |
| Trump is fanning the flames of chaos and violence. That's not leadership—it’s dangerous. https://t.co/wGsfs9ZS8R pic.twitter.com/4ICA9VzSLI | Trump is fanning the flames of chaos and violence. That's not leadership—it’s dangerous. https://t.co/wGsfs9ZS8R pic.twitter.com/4ICA9VzSLI |
| Trump: making a joke of democracy – or revealing the power of the people? | Trump: making a joke of democracy – or revealing the power of the people? |
| Related: Democracy is a joke, says China – just look at Donald Trump | Related: Democracy is a joke, says China – just look at Donald Trump |
| Obama is heading to Cuba next week: | Obama is heading to Cuba next week: |
| Related: Obama's address to Cuban people will be highlight of historic visit | Related: Obama's address to Cuban people will be highlight of historic visit |
| ‘President Trump’ judged major threat to global economy: | ‘President Trump’ judged major threat to global economy: |
| Related: 'President Trump' as big a threat as jihadi terror to global economy - EIU | Related: 'President Trump' as big a threat as jihadi terror to global economy - EIU |
| Thanks for joining us for all our politics coverage today. What news lines are you following this morning? Let us know in the comments! | Thanks for joining us for all our politics coverage today. What news lines are you following this morning? Let us know in the comments! |
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